BRITISH CABINET.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3398, 31 January 1920, Page 3

BRITISH CABINET.

MR BARNES’ POSITION. LONDON, Jan. 27. It is understood Mr Barnes’ I'csig‘n‘ation is in the P1‘eI11io1"s hands. Ml‘ Bal'llos appzn'ollfly is not eone’nlt 10 "longer hold Cabinet rank without. pol'lf'olio, bni Mr Lloyd G(‘o‘l',Q__‘(‘ is on—dca'vourinp,' to get the I'osignai'ionl I‘o' considered. Meanwhile other .\linis‘for—ial offices may be’ I'nvio\\'-((1. ;Ml‘ Barnes states that he duos not (Eontolnphatc political I's-lil'mnmlf. His reHl'onwn’r would finish any hopvs Mr Lloyd George nnfr-I~:ainod uf strengthening his po.~',itiCn with Lahmlr. Ml‘ 13-m'nos funk .\h- Hon«lorson’s place in fh"o War Ctabinot, despite strong L‘«lb0l1I‘ o'pposition, but to-day hn is 1111' derstood to be in sympathy with Lord Bix-kenhea<l’s 1-oaexnt indiciment as ‘IO the illvel't'o})l':l§v cundifion of thv: (‘(:'.=Ll—ifion Govormnent_